Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-18
SOCIETY NOTES.


Mrs. Clevelands recention from u 20 to-day
IVES largely attended Many OF the ladies wore
very handsome costumes
Ron. George Bancroft and Miss Bancroft, and
Col and Mrs. John HAY. held largely attended
Afternoon receptions yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Wilson held delightful
rrecepnon In their Old Connecticut avenue home.
rney Were assisted by Miss Allsan Wilson, Mise
Evans and the Misses Russell. or Philadelphia.
Mr. Wilson Is an enthusiastic amateur photogra-
pnet, ana has many Interesting sketches OF his
The Misses Davis will not hold their usual recep-
ton to-day, out OF respect for Gen. Hazen. whose
iate residence on street they occupy.
senator and Mrs sherman gave the first OF their
MONDAY evening levees, that are 10 continue until
Lent They were assisted I'm receiving nv Miss
Mamie sherman and Miss scranton Mrs sher-
man was attlred IN black hrocade ana lace: Miss
SherinanS dress was crcam-tinird satin Tho front
ar ped with lace end the pointed bodice trimmed
with bosom folds OF point dcspr4t: Mis- s,ranton'S
canary-coiored tulle banded diagonally with green
Nenes fiobeh across thc mont MIS-. Jones. or
Nevada, wore superb toilet OF CREAM ssft
yelled In peari-dotted tulle- The low bodice WAS
edged with tulie, and She wore a pearl necklace
With diamonds aud pearl pendant. Mr.. SiiIlman
81 New York. wore trained dress Of lavender
brocade. with the flunt OF white silS draped Win
lace. Ms Pati"f, black brpc.de WITH ponpadour
coraage gaTnished with gold paSsrneilrric aud
having a court train faced with Sod-coor,.sl saitn.
Miss Patten, lilac tulle aud SIX; Miss Augusta
Patten, scarlet tulle with Satiu-polnted h.dl,,..
Mrs. scrautou black velvet aud rosary MS,
brown velvet b-oCIde ana prtiicoat oi brown
silk; Mrs. Pollok, black lace and MORE six;
drapery " garnet velvet: Mr.. HenrN Willard,
stone-colored MORE: Mrs.. Knott black silk en-
riched with gold emhToderies; Miss CANDY, ur
Baltimore, white tulle over white ill., garnishei
with bouquets of roses; Miss JAMES white poinT
desprit over Eac SILK and point ed bodice edged
with Dansies: Miss ACIulloch. Chinese silk with
a rosebud pattern on pear-cOlorsd ground: Mr>
Audenfeld, black silk and chanliily lace: Miss
Audeured, white satin. trained. the low bodioe
cha
gauze, skirt and bodice ~ olive velvet: Miss Woods
white satin and tulle: Miss Taylor white silk and
with thread lace, ana Miss Cannon white satin
ana white JET passementeT1e- other guests were
Representative Glover. Minister Kuki the Chimes,
minister and suite: ex-Sacrptary Mcsulioch Rsn-
resentatlyes Scranton and Butterworh. Mr..
Kelley Miss Kelley Miss Butterworth, Mr. Brad
ley, Mir. Harry Willard, senator aud Mrs Payne,
Mr.. Horatio King, assistant Postmaster GENERAL
Knott, Mrs. and Miss Alley and Miss Bancroft and
Representative WV. Brown and Miss Brown
The Army and Navy Assembly and German club
held their second meeting last evening at the Ma
tional Rifles hail. Mrs. Gen. Macfesly received
the guests, and was presented 10y Major Goodloe
with bouquet OF JacQuemlnot roses and lilies OF
the valley Lieut.. Barrette led the cotillon with
out partner. The german opened al eleven and
there were three figures. The nrst, military one
had fayors OF fruit bonbonnieres Tor the girls and
canvas covered canteens and knapsacks for the
men. For the second inquire there were pretty
china candlestlckS, socks and BUTTERFLY match
safes for the girls, and ash receivers and calendars
for the men. The third ngure was n Japanese
..
and paper cutters and card cases.
Mrs. \. f. Stevenson held her first reception at
the Hamilton yesterday; Mrs. John Beall was NJ
home AT the Creamery, and Mrs. :. Shcllabargcr
and the Misses SuelAbarger SAW their friends An
the pleasant home Ina 11th street.
Mrs Merton and Miss BGrkholder held a most
agreeable reception In the parlors OF the Buck
luShain," Mcpherson square sunday evening"
Mrs. senator Butter and daughters VIII receive
on Thursday next, Jan. 10th, In their parlors mt
the EbDtt house.
Mrs. Joseph Romano Edison win receive on We'd
Gesdays hereafter instead OF Mondays.
Miss kiie, OF Illinois, and Miss Hay. OF Ohio are
guests OF Mrs. Judge Il. b. LamUn. at l52s street
Mile. Pauline Mleinand arrived In town to-day.
and is at the Arlington.
Letter from Comptroller Durham.
To the Editor of the EyENING Star
la your issue of the nth instant you saw proper
TO publish what purports 10 DE part OF a letter
which you say a prominent government Official
received from United States district attorney,
which letter reflects upon my Official conduct.
You give neither the name OF the writer or the Of
fetal from whom the letter was obtained. ON the
18th addressed you note requesting that you
give me the name OF the writer and the official ~
ferred 10, believing that had right 10 demand
the names OF both. On the 1Aih YOU replied IN
saying that .the rules OF TIE STAR do not permit
compliance with your demand Tor the name OF the
author OF the letter headed A Riled District Attor-
ney. or the maine OF the government Official from
/ am somewhat surprised az this answer: but
without discussing the fairness and Justice OF the
rule you have adopted-to w.t. not 10 give the
names OF writers OF abusive articles who while
causing such publications 10 be made are not
manly enough TO append their names or 20 give
the name of a prominent official who gave
ing in an unwarranted attscS Upon ' fellow fs
further upon the matter NV principal object In
making the inquiry was TO ascertain who was the
prominent government Official that desired 10 Join
I'm war At is
! lentlesSly waged upon the accounting officers Nv
those who regard the public Treasury legiti-
or a claim, matter what may De IT.
character or upon what IL Is based. 4
Will further say That ! rarely ever notice
always prepared Tor iair ana legitimate investi-
CATION OF them: but II Il certainly norifying that
fellow officer should thus AID Ia the unwarranted
and cowardly attack which has been made upon
Inc. do not desire 20 notice in detail the state
ments i'm the letter OF the district attorney
but simply say that t Is tissue OF misreprasan.
tations from beginning 10 end. There
is no foundation Tor single assertion
cerned; that no decision has been made or
action taken by me or In this once, a. In
dicGted in said letter. All accounts presented 10
this ONCE are examined upon their merits. III the
law provides for their payment, II Is 80 ordered;
II IL does hot SO provide payment Is refused: and
the statement In the letter that accounts
are adjusted according To my own ca
price or within Is utterly untrue. Whenever an
account comes TO this Office Tor rnal settlement,
and any item OF IL does not appear 10 be correct an
explanation OF the same Il asked for and such eX-
PLANTATION is always duly considered; but very
Inany government officials district attorneys
among the numoer-preoent accounts with illegal
Charges Ia them, and when they are rejected they
complain because they cannot get from the Treas
ury all they claim.
desire rurther TO say that had I received such
letter rejecting upon fellow onicial, as this
letter does upon me, should have gone TO him
ana appnsed hun oil tue charges and ascertained
their trutnlulness, rather than 10 have aided Ina
their publication, and that, too, without giving
my name.
viii further say. all such groundless charges
and publications and all such attempted stabs by
government officials Will have no effect upon me
In the discharge OF my Official duties, In turning
NE from my purpose 10 correct the many irregu.
lariues which have sprung up Ia the public sery-
ice Or 10 relax my efforts 10 resist Illegal DEMANDS
On the public treasury. VI. j. DURHAM.
District Government Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Messrs. WIN. A. Meloy and others on the line OF
street and Indiana avenue, In letter 10 the
Commissioners. call their attention 10 the sun